Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-11-17
Land Commissioner Sparks Receives
a Letter from President Cleveland
Accepting His Resignation,
Republican Papers Making Campaign
Thunder Out OF the Trouble Be-
tween Lamar aud Sparks.
Lieutenanr st the Greedy Re:irf EIps-
dltion-The New Congress.
SPARKS, RESIGNATION ACCEPTED.

from Inc Ffeslueut accepting MS Eeslsnd-
Ion to take { f. CT to-day. The letter is
iated yesterday, and while declining
through courtesy to the President to give
it to the press the Commissioner said it
was extremely kind in tone, and express
ed the Presidents full appreciation OF
Ms services to the country as C)mmis-
sioner OF the General Land Office. 81
feel like galley slave just re
leased" said the Commissioner, sand but
for the fact that I ain Indeed sick |
would be in the best of spirits. OF
course,n he continued, "this is not
pleasant ending Of my administration,
and when l reflect inst l have given |
aearly three years OF tncessant hard |
Orain rscking work to the cause OF the |
people for but little more than my board,
when remember that l am at least $40 |
600 worse of to day than [ Wss the day |
csme to- Washington, and when reVie" |
nv work Of the last three years and know |
test my course has been right and honest |
one, that nay case at issue is unguesti"n- |
ably correct, why, when l think OF all
rhese things, conscious OF having done |
my duty, cannot help wishing it were
,therwise, vet l am by no means IN |
coming winter end take it essV
Assistant G 'mmissioner S;ockslager
will be Acting Commissioner until Mr.
Sparks successor is appointed.
LAMAR's ONLY MOTIVE.
special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16-The resigna-
ton of Land Commissioner Sparks was
accepted by the President to-day. There
"a At Ezr ba
cY, among them being exCoDgressmaD
Cobb OF Indiana, who wants 1t very much.
secretary Lamar was forced into his &C.
ion on tbis matter by the continued in
suhordination OF Mr.. Sparks. Things
oecsme so unpleasant that the Secretary
sdntimated sometime ago that the Depart
them. To this, however, no attention was
paid, and his letter was the result. Mr.
Lamar said to-day when seen that all
in settling the big land claims
belongs to the President. Republican
oapers have already found an unworthy
motive to this fght, escribing 1t TO de-
sire on the part Of the Secretary to con-
ciliate some Republican Senators who
wore bitter Ia their denunciatiop OF the
20 curry favor and aid in dis confirmation
8hen nominated by the PRECEDENT for the
Sup; emo bench. The truth Of the matter,
lowever, is that Mr. Sparks was totally
incompetent man for the place, sad the
nonsense so long.
A NAVAL CoURT-MARTIAL.
WASHING TUN, Nov. ia naval court
hoo 81 IN at no
New York naval yard tomorrow for the
trial of Lieutenant Emery II. Esunt on
charges of absence from duty aud his
orders and misconduct preferred by the
Secretary OF the Navy. Lieutenant Launt
is we'll known in Washington and his
friends account for his actions only upon
| the ground of mental dersngemt Mt. They
say the hardships suffered by him on the
Greeley relief expedition and later in the
Congo explorations have undermined his
constitution and unsettled his reason.
THK NEXT HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Nov. I6.-The Official
list of the members OF the mex House of
Representatives shows that the next
House will consist of l6S Democrats, 153
Republicans and Independents. The
| Independents arc Anderson Of Iowa,
| Nichols Of North Caro- ins, Hopkins Of
| Virginia and Smith of Wisconsin.
GENERAL sRERIDAN's REPORT.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -Lieutenaut-
General P Sheridan has presented his
annual report to the Secretary OF War.
From the report it appears that at the
date of the last consolidated returns the
army consisted of 2202 officers and q, 1862
men, including scouts. The Lleutenant-
General briefly sums up the contition of
the various divisions OF the army. OF
the division of the Missouri he says that
while It has been free from Indian hos
tiIities Of any magnitude, many opera
items of e minor nature hSve been
rendered necessary. Troops have been
| continually occupied in patrollipg the
Oklahoma country and have been success
full in Keeping iHtruders out OF the region.
Tae gradual spread Of railroads through
out the territory can, however, ultimately
| have but one effect, aud General Sheridan
| is cow Ct the opinion that Congress msy
| we'll consider the adsisability Of opening
up 8 portion at least, Of this country, to
settlement. In regard to the concentra-
ton OF the srmy in large posts he says
| that work on the lew post at Denver,
| where it IL proposed to place ten COM
panies, will shortly be begun; that st San
Antonio has been progressing fAvorsbly
during the year. The ground for the
new post nesr Chicago will pass into the
possession of the government az In early
day, and az Fort Smelling both the reser-
vation and other attendant conditions
sre favorable for the establishment OF
the garrison, and only some additional
buildings are required fer thier accom-
mediation. The reconstruction of Foct
Riley mas been prosecuted during the
| year, but before it can be completed,
additional appropriations will be necesss.
~. No other post in the countryIpossesses
such advantages for light bat
teries and for cavalry exercises
and since its establishment for The
purposes has been authorized 81
| Congress II has been deemed but econ.
omy to erect ether buildings of sub
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